I just saw your older posts from old dates like 2016, And it's quite the journey.
I like how you draw shoulders, thighs, and hands! It's so smooth and cool! I think if you answer this uh- question, It will ease my mental health issues. I'm still afraid that If I send too much question I'll irritate you :(
I want to ask that when did you start doing art and how do you actually render sketches or idk- I'm new to art, Not really its been 2 months since I start to focus on drawing Landscapes. I'm still not drawing peoples, when I do the result looks like too anatomically ugly, Jawline too sharp, hands look flat, struggling to do anatomy ;[.
Woew 2016... quite a journey indeed kkkkkk ten years is a really long time.
I don't feel irritated by questions, np!
Well, like a lot of people I draw since childhood... I never stoped. But this dosent mean I was studying art, until my 15/16 years I drew totally with not a single care about the world (I traced my mangas, traced my notebook screem until it broked... its a fun story I can share later, hided the hands behind the characters and never showed my comics to anyone cause I even tho I did with only me in mind, that was also the reason it was so personal to show blantly). But when I got to try it seriously (not to get money, but I wanted to get better at drawing) I was 16 and looked for evey artist I liked, wanted to do like them but at the same time I wanted to change their way because in my eyes would be better that way - that was how my style was born, it was so natural that I had a hard time to understand why people care so much about having their style... but anyway... at that time it really helped me having artist friends to draw for and with. I was almost addicted to go on the google hangout app (rip) and there I drawed so much and had so much fun that makes me go nostalgic to those simple times. I get to hear critiques, preases and do the same for others.
And then we get to 2016, I tryed a lot of styles and render and just wanted to see my limits. Looking at it right now, its easey to find my vice: body proportions... both in a good and bad way. I don't have a why, just know that I like to look anatomy, I have a gut feeling inside with it that drives me. the good thing it, I can draw a person close to reality easy, the bad is that I lack when breacking it to make more appealing types of desing. But this will always be different for each artist... so...
Let me tell you this, 2 month is new... you are totally new to art. You have more access to information and divices tham me from back there, but even tho, its still a really short period of time to think, even slightly that it dosent make you a new artist. And I say this for every artist that havent draw for at least 5 years. Even artists that draw better than me in a short period of time, if anyone draw less than that its a begginer in my eyes. Because art is like any other craft, if you think you are getting it, there is always a new step to go, to show you how the path is endless and there is always someone to show you both ahead and behind. I hope I'm being clear here...
Being objective with your struggle with anatomy, I will say what I always say kkkkk: where is your reference? if you dont get any of it close, trace it, try to understand how your line work to translate a lineless being to a 2d world.
Did you study? like, have you looked in the mirror, feeling your own anatomy? try drawing people you know, look at them, their details, their movement. go ahead to strangers on the street.. have fun exploring it. If you are doing a jawline too sharp, try doing it sharper, push limits to your worse and best.
I belive this new generation of artists are so lucky on one side with thecnology but so unlucky beacuse of social media... Like, even on my time there was this feeling of a race to win that it never ends, but its worsen in each new generation... why do you expect to be a 'good' artist in 2 months? there is no such a thing... well maybe one exeption from time to time, but even those lack experience to bea good artist (most of the time they are more a copy artist and take their time to develop creativity).
You want to get better? first have fun... you clearly sound like a teenager or younger... but even if you are a full adult, why are you worring with a complex fundamental with only two months into the 'art/drawing world'? Like, have you ever draw with your mouth? or feet? have you tryed holding your pencil in different ways to see how the line look diferent? tryed to use differnt materials, paint with fingers, paint with fruits to create texture.. you know? you seen too worry to go after some kind of right way to be like the artists you admire... there will never exist such a thing. no right path, no way to be like anyone... only to be you and try every single thing to find more about yourself. That is my advice. Because, maybe you are not good to anatomy, but you keep looking for other ways to do it and find your unique approach.
I pray for your art journey to be long and enjoyable, that you belive in every line and blob of color you make, that you have fun as much as possible. So after 5 years into art you look back and see how much you have experienced, how you will find yourself in little pieces of this old art and then can think about it as a job and to that is a hole different story... but for now, lets just draw to our hearts content.
